over the corners of things, the amount
of sugar in peas, economic forecasts, and

hard faces. Listen to an infant’s eyes
snap open two aisles over, fist

to mouth, pacifier fumbled, a mother’s silent
prayer to make it through the bread aisle.

Kim Drew Wright

Kim Drew Wright lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and three children. The Strangeness of Men, her debut collection of short stories and prose poetry, won a Silver IPPY and Finalist in USA Best Book Awards.